Hannah Scott stood on the balcony of the Bann Rowing Club and looked down on the three Olympic medallists from Coleraine. It was a day that would change her life.
Hannah Scott stood on the balcony of Bann Rowing Club and looked down on the three Olympic medallists from Coleraine.
"I really would love to go to the Olympics and I don't think I ever thought I am going, I just thought, 'let's see how far I can get'. "It gave me a sense of hope that there's something I can do here that could take me really far in terms of where I want to go."I wouldn't have watched it on TV, but it's the fact that they came from here and I watched them with my own eyes and they were in this club."Scott began to excel as a junior
COVID and the global pandemic cut short Scott's American adventure by a year but she returned home positive and back into training on the River Bann, opting for a single scull which ultimately led to her selection for Team GB.
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